BT-7

BT-7 stats at a glance

The BT-7 has 432 hit points , 20mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 65.4 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 50 damage per shot with 75mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1667. The vehicle can equip 3 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.1:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the BT-7 can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.3:1. The BT-7 has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (3)

With the top-tier gun, the BT-7 can theoretically output up to 1667 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute). Lower-tier guns generally trade DPM for faster reload or better handling — see the full gun table above.

How BT-7 compares to its peers

There are 18 tier 4 light tanks in WoT, including the BT-7. Its 432 HP places it in the top 24% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 366). Frontal hull armor of 20mm ranks in the top 100% for the class (peer average: 34mm). Top forward speed of 65.4 km/h is faster than 88% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 50 damage per shot, higher than 29% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 75mm puts it in the top 65% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• BT-7 vs M5 Stuart — tier 4 light tank from USA
• BT-7 vs M5A1 Stuart — tier 4 light tank from China
• BT-7 vs Škoda T 15A — tier 4 light tank from Czechoslovakia
• See full tier 4 light tank tier list — all 18 vehicles ranked

Related tier 4 light tanks

• 14TP — Poland
• A25 Harry Hopkins I — UK, premium
• Alpha Rabbit — Germany
• AMX 40 — France
• Cruiser Mk. IV — UK
• Type 5 Ke-Ho — Japan
• Light Tank — USSR
• Pz.Kpfw. II Luchs (Story Mode Stealth) — Germany
• All USSR tanks · Tier 4 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

The Soviet wheeled caterpillar tank used in the 1930s–1940s. The third vehicle in the series of the Soviet light BT tanks. The BT-7 differed from its predecessors in the welded hull of a modified shape and a new engine. A total of 5,556 vehicles of different variants were produced and saw action during the Khalkhyn Gol battles, Polish Campaign, Winter War and World War II.

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